The Roles of the LIM Domain Proteins in Drosophila Cardiac and Hematopoietic Morphogenesis

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  Figure 1. A graphic overview of the expression patterns of the 36 LIM genes in Drosophila melanogaster. According to the FLY-FISH or FlyExpress databases, there are 15 LIM genes expressed in mesoderm including muscles, heart, or lymph glands (Columm A). It indicates that 11 LIM genes are expressed in other non- Columm A tissues (Columm B). The expression patterns of the remaining 10 LIM genes are unclear (Columm C).

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  Figure 2. The expression patterns of some of the 36 LIM genes in Drosophila melanogaster. (A–F) Expression patterns of some genes with the LIM domain in wild type (WT) Drosophila embryos from the FlyExpress (ISH) database. The red arrows represent the heart region of the fruit fly embryo. Embryos are at stage 13–15 of development. Lmx1a (A), Pax (B), Tup (C), Unc-115b (D), Lmpt (E), and Stck (F) are expressed in Drosophila heart tissue. (G–J) Expression patterns of some genes with the LIM domain in Drosophila embryos in the Fly-FISH database. The red arrows represent the heart region of the fruit fly embryo. Embryos are at stage 13–15 of development. Ap (G), Lim1 (H), Tup (I), and Smash (J) are expressed in Drosophila heart tissue. Embryo colors: Red/DNA, Green/RNA. (K–M) The area of the lymph glands in the anatomy. Expression patterns of some genes with the LIM domain in the third larvae of Drosophila in the Fly-FISH database. The white asterisk represents the lymph gland region of the fruit fly larvae. Ap (K), Awh (L), and Lmpt (M) are expressed in Drosophila lymph gland. Larval colors: Red/DNA, Blue/RNA.

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  Figure 3. Domains within Drosophila melanogaster protein Radish. Yellow triangle box represents the LIM domain region, the LIM domain of Radish was located at positions 568 to 622 amino acids.